ICD-Code I21: Acute myocardial infarction
- I21.0 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of anterior wall
- I21.1 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of inferior wall
- I21.2 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of other sites
- I21.3 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of unspecified site
- I21.4 Acute subendocardial myocardial infarction
- I21.9 Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
